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SAN DIEGO----As charitable giving in
the United States continues to grow, so too has the interest in donor
advised funds as a way for individuals to more efficiently manage
their contributions to nonprofit organizations. Kintera 's web-based platform provides
the back-office support and account management functions enabling
financial institutions and nonprofits to offer a private labeled donor
advised fund solution to their audience . Add state tax, of say 5%, and you can give
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4 million in donations for more than
20,000 charities since it was established in November 2001. Is the Financial Services Industry Finally Ready for Donor Advised
Funds?" - explaining how both the financial services industry and
nonprofit organizations are able to benefit from the features and
flexibility of donor advised funds.
"The financial and charitable sectors are continually looking for
opportunities to strengthen their relationships with their clients,"
said Hewitt.com.

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com, the internet's first organic florist, announced Monday the
launch of http://www. "Donor advised funds represent a major step toward
placing charitable planning tools within reach of most Americans.

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Network for Good has processed $86.
Founded in 2001 by the Time Warner Foundation and AOL, Inc. Additionally, the donor advised funds allow
their individual clients and donors a flexible, low-cost way to better
manage their charitable giving by separating the gifting and donation
functions from the tax planning process.

About Kintera, Inc. and /or other countries. These
statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and
are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these
uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements.

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NetworkforGood.org and OrganicBouquet .com Launch FlowersforGood.com

org, the charitable
giving Web site founded by AOL, Yahoo! and Cisco Systems, and
OrganicBouquet.com) has pioneered the organic flower market.org

Kintera , Inc. At the same time, it gives
Internet convenience to a broad range of donors and philanthropists .

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(Logo: http://www.
(NASDAQ:KNTA) today released a new white paper - "Are we There Yet?
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Broadly defined, philanthropy is goodwill to mankind as demonstrated by the readiness to promote human welfare.

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FlowersforGood.
Depending on purchase price, Organic Bouquet will donate $5 or $10 for each
bouquet to the charities -- all of which have been screened by Network for
Good and CharityNavigator. sales of organic flowers in 2003 grew 52 percent to $8 million.com
Kintera , Kintera Sphere, Friends Asking Friends, Communities of
Giving and The Giving Experience are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Kintera, Inc.2 million Americans that FEMA says are in desperate need.

Mike Kilbourn is president of Kilbourn Associates in Naples, Florida.

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Organic flower production encourages healthy stewardship of the land and
eliminates the use of toxic chemicals which can negatively impact the
environment.67.

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organic market is estimated to grow to more than $30 billion by
2007.organicbouquet.org/DAFWhitePaper
Written by William Hewitt, a Kintera senior executive with Kintera
Donor Advised Fund Solutions, the white paper helps the financial
services industry and the nonprofit sector realize the full potential
of this wealth management tool.kintera ."





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But why stop there? Kilbourn says there are many legal ways and existing
products that can allow you to give 20-40% more to relief efforts! For
instance, by setting up a Donor Advised Fund and transferring appreciated
stock to it, the fund can sell the stock and use the proceeds to make a
gift(s). By doing this, a person can avoid the capital gains tax on the
appreciated value of the donated stock .

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"Organic flowers are a perfect example of how a gift of love can keep on
giving -- for the environment, for the community and for the people closest to
our hearts," said Gerald Prolman CEO of Organic Bouquet.S.

Network for Good: Network for Good (http://www.

Media Contacts:
Organic Bouquet Inc.andresen@networkforgood.

Are We There Yet? ... Is the Financial Services Industry Finally Ready for Donor Advised Funds? -- Kintera Directed Giving Program Offers White Paper for Free

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"Don't send money to Hurricane Katrina relief
efforts without a plan," says Mike Kilbourn, author of "Disinherit the
IRS," co-author of "Giving: Philanthropy for Everyone," and a 25-year
veteran of the financial services industry who advises wealthy families on
how to make charitable giving a part of their financial legacy. "For example, if your intent is to
give a dollar, you can really give $1. Add these tax savings to the
savings made from making the charitable gift itself and the average person
can save extra tax dollars that could be added to the gift!

Kilbourn stresses the importance of planning properly in order to maximize
contributions to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

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kintera. Prior to joining Kintera, he was president of
the 404(c) educational firm, Investment Training Associates, LLC.

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org. In 2005 alone,
Network for Good processed $32 million in donations from 236,000 donors.; the Cisco
Foundation and Cisco Systems, Inc. Network for Good
Michael Straus Katya Andresen
Straus Communications VP, Marketing
Office (415) 777-1170 x 302 Office (240) 482-3208
Cell (415) 519-8343 Cell (202) 577-1932
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Software provider Kintera(r) Inc.

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" Check out Mike in action at
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Online Florist Devoted to Green Practices, Good Causes on Valentine's Day
and Beyond

SAN FRANCISCO, NetworkforGood.S.; and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTA) delivers The
Giving Experience(tm) by providing giving convenience to donors and
feedback about the financial and social impact of their gifts,
creating a sense of belonging and appreciation.

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this press release contains
forward-looking statements (including, without limitation, express or
implied statements regarding the adoption of software for donor
advised funds by financial institutions and individuals) that involve
risks and uncertainties .

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, Network for Good is an
independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Bethesda , MD.

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Valentine's Day is the single largest day of the year for flower sales and
bridges three intersecting trends:

-- Online Flower Sales: In 2004, $950 million of flowers were sold online
(Aggregated sales figures based on publicly available sales data)
-- Online Giving: Online giving to charities has grown exponentially from
$192 million in 1999 to $3 billion in 2004 (Craver, Matthews Smith + Co
and Kintera)
-- Organics: Organic floral is the newest category in the $228.
Sales are expected to grow 13 percent annually through 2008 (Organic Trade
Association). For more information,
visit Kintera at www. These risks and uncertainties include,
without limitation: our limited operating history; our history of
losses; our dependence on increased acceptance by nonprofit
organizations of online fundraising; lengthy sales cycles for major
customers; our need to manage growth; risks associated with accounting
for and processing large amounts of donations; the rapidly changing
technologies and market demands; and other risks identified in our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Philanthropy category in this directory provides an overview of the philanthropic sector, including guides and directories and methods of giving.

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"FlowersforGood. As a leading
voice in the organic movement, it is raising public awareness of critical
environmental issues, using sustainably grown flowers as a catalyst for
change. Kintera services more
than 15,000 accounts in the nonprofit, government and corporate
sectors. Request a media kit or schedule an interview by
contacting Mollie Page at 239-455-6727 .

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The U.networkforgood.org) is an online
charitable resource where people can give to more than 1 million charities and
search from more than 34,000 volunteer opportunities in one place.

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Organic Bouquet: Established in 2001, Organic Bouquet
(http://www.
Kintera's donor advised fund platform is a cost-effective,
easy-to-use solution that allows financial institutions and charitable
organizations to quickly come to market with a private labeled donor
advised fund program.

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The charities include the American Red Cross,
Heart to Heart International, the Environmental Defense Fund, and Mercy Corps. The
organization's mission is to connect people to all of the charities they want
to support via the Internet-using the virtual world to deliver real resources
to nonprofits and communities.kilbournassociates.

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. These
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause our actual results, performance or
achievements to be materially different from any future results,
performances or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward -looking statements.

PRESS RELEASE Don't Create a Financial Disaster by Making a Cash Donation to Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

Then we can help more of
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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050404/SFORGBOUQLOGO )
On the site, launched for Valentine's Day, consumers can select from
hundreds of arrangements , all grown with environmentally friendly practices,
and choose from 10 different charities to benefit from the purchase.9 billion
LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) market, in which there
are reportedly 63 million Americans who make environmentally based
purchasing decisions (http://www.
Kintera, the leading provider of software as a service to
nonprofit and public sector organizations, is offering free downloads
of the white paper at www.
A 29-year veteran in financial services, Hewitt has been
responsible for broker-dealer management, national and regional sales
management and distribution, and financial planning education for
advisors and clients.

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Kintera's new donor advised funds white paper will be introduced
at the LIMRA International Distribution Conference for insurance and
financial services companies on Monday, February 28 in New Orleans.

The Kintera Directed Giving program was created to help consumers
channel their gifts through donor advised funds, pooled income funds,
and workplace giving solutions. These forward-looking statements represent
our estimates and assumptions only as of the date hereof.54 when you take the tax savings from
making a gift into account.

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com, the first-ever online florist exclusively
offering flowers cultivated to protect to the environment and sold to help a
range of good causes.com is a great way to give from the heart on February 14
and all year long -- it's not only a Valentine to someone you love but also a
gift to the environment and the charity you choose," said Bill Strathmann, CEO
of Network for Good. The company's "software as a service" innovations include its
Friends Asking Friends (r) solicitation program and Kintera Sphere(tm),
an enterprise-grade software system that provides customer
relationship management (CRM), a web content management system (CMS),
eMarketing and directed giving applications. Mike
has appeared on several national television news shows including
"Bloomberg," "Your Money," and "Moneywise.

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"Even during catastrophes , too many people give money to charities outright
without first protecting themselves from unnecessary tax consequences,"
says Kilbourn, who explains that through proper planning you can get the
IRS to maximize your charitable gift.

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